Manila, Oct. 28 -- An official of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Monday the military would be on high alert to foil possible attempts by terrorist groups attempting to ride on the reported death of Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi over the weekend.
"Our troops in the frontlines remain on high alert to thwart possible attempts to ride on this development," AFP spokesperson Marine Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo said in a message to reporters.
Al-Baghdadi took control of IS in 2010 after which he rebuilt the terror group into an organization that overrun vast areas of Syria and Iraq he included in his self-declared "caliphate".
US President Donald Trump on Sunday (US time) announced that al-Baghdadi had been killed ...